John de Vere Loder (1895 - 1970)

Born 5 Feb 1895 in Chelsea, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Tennant) Loder — married 3 Jun 1920 in Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, England

Died 30 Oct 1970 at age 75 in Chelsea, London, England

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Preceded by Admiral Sir David Anderson KCB, KCMG, MVO

29th Governor of New South Wales 8 Apr 1937 to 8 Jan 1946

Succeeded by Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB

Biography

John Loder is Notable.

John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst KG, KCMG was a British Colonial administrator and politician. After serving in the army, the Foreign Office, and as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons.

He succeeded to the baronry in 1936 upon the death of his father. In 1937, Wakehurst was appointed as the last British Governor of New South Wales, which he held from 1937-46. Upon returning to Britain he was appointed Governor of Northern Ireland from 1952-64. He was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1962 and died in 1970.

"Tall, red-haired and blue-eyed, with a slight stammer, he was 'active, ruddy-complexioned, and companionable . . . an outdoor man', interested in travel. His wife, in her memoirs, In a Lifetime Full (Milldale, England, 1989), described him as 'not demonstrative' but 'loyal and kind'."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography,, accessed 22 Nov 2015 at ADB.

• Wikipedia: John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst